written acknowledgement; written acknowledgment; receipt
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
fertile; productive; fruitful
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
small businessman; petty trader
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
charcoal; charred remains
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
central government office; head office; this office
(governmental) branch office; subprefecture
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nothing but; except; no more than
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)